Election Movie
The movie Election is a satire of a high school student body election. Reese Witherspoon plays Tracy Flick, a girl running for student body president. She competes against a popular football player and his sister. Witherspoon plays a controlling and manipulative character obsessed with winning the race.
Fast Facts
- Run Time: 103 min
- Release Date: May 7, 1999
- Production Companies: Bona Fide Productions, MTV Films, Paramount Pictures
- Director: Alexander Payne
- Executive Producer: Van Toffler
- Screenwriters: Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
- Based on a novel by Tom Perrotta
Plot Summary
Tracy Flick, an ambitious high school student, decides to run for student body president. Flick previously had an affair with a teacher who was fired as a result. His friend, Jim McAllister, played by Matthew Broderick, convinces a popular football player, Paul Metzler, to run against Flick. Metzler's lesbian sister Tammy also decides to run.
Cast Information
- Reese Witherspoon: Tracy Flick
- Matthew Broderick: Jim McAllister
- Chris Klein: Paul Metzler
- Jessica Campbell: Tammy Metzler
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Tracy Flick | Reese Witherspoon | Tom Perrotta | Matthew Broderick | Chris Klein
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